Spooky Cookies!

Decorating Halloween cookies!   A delicious way to spend a Saturday afternoon.  I believe Matty and Juliet put more sprinkles in their mouths than on the cookies.   

This is the first tray--not our finest work.  There is a half-moon, pumpkin, witch, ghost, haunted house, and a couple accidental blobs. 

Singing in the Rain

A perfect fall day to splash in the rain a little....

There is a Monster Under the Bed....

Oh no, wait, that's not a monster.  That's just Daisy and Matty and Juliet hiding under the bed.

Soccer Supporters

Matty, Juliet, and Brendan cheering on Ryan at his soccer game.  Another gorgeous fall day that felt more like a summer day!

Preschool Picture Day

Preschool Picture Day!  That day that mommy gets to agonize over what to dress Matty & Juliet in, how to style their hair, and what shoes to wear.  Then, she realizes that the kids are potentially 100% overdressed.  Oh well! 

Matty insisted on wearing a tie with his outfit.  He felt that wearing a tie would make him easily identifiable in the class picture.  I'm fairly confident he was the only one wearing a tie today, so I guess his plan was solid.  That's ok--he looked great!

 Juliet wearing one of her pretty summer dresses--seeing as it's 85 degrees today, the weather made it work perfectly.  Mommy opted for pigtails and big bows. 

We'll see how the pictures turn out!

Soccer Superstar

Matty started soccer this fall in the 4 year old Superstar program. Two practices in and he loves it!  Hooray!  At today's scrimmage he scored 2 goals right off the bat--1 for his team and 1 for the other team.  :-)  He did really well hustling after the ball and seemed to really be enjoying himself. 

Great job Matty!

First Day of School 2013

Everyone is in preschool this year!  Matty is in the Pre-K4 (4 year olds) class and Juliet is in the Pre-K2 (2 year olds) class. 

Matty is adjusting great and seems to be having a really excellent start to the school year.  Miss Juliet is slightly unamused that she is now attending school.  (She is fine after the initial drop off and loves visiting the bathroom anytime she wants to get out of class.  The second day she went to the bathroom 10 times.  Ha.  Yeah for potty training?)    If we can get her to stop crying at drop off, Mommy will start getting a celebratory pumpkin spice latte at Starbucks instead of a comforting pumpkin spice latte at Starbucks. 

First day of school pictures: